6 Must-Do Things To Do

Play Chambers Bay Golf Course, Home of the 2015 U.S. Open! Designed by Robert Trent Jones II, Chambers Bay is pure links golf located on the water in University Place with stunning Puget Sound views and challenging golf.

Go gardening! Nestled in Lakewood, Lakewold Gardens benefits from near-perfect growing conditions in a temperate climate that has been called “a gardener’s paradise.” With care and skill many of the world’s choicest plants are grown here. The 10 acre site is open year-round to the public.

Visit a museum! Tacoma-Pierce County has benefited from numerous museums in recent history. Tacoma native Dale Chihuly’s works can be seen at the extraordinary Museum of Glass, located in downtown. Car enthusiast? The world-class Lemay Museum is home to hundreds of classic vehicles. The Tacoma Art Museum opened a new facility in 2003, allowing the museum to expand on its vision and mission. Kids can learn the power of play at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma, or grown ups can learn about local history at the Washington History Museum.

Take a ferry ride! The Puget Sound region is known for it’s picturesque scenery. View it from the deck of a Washington State Ferry. Boat from Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park to Vashon Island for lunch!

Experience life during the 19th centuryat Fort Nisqually, a living history museum where volunteers and staff dress in period clothing and engage visitors in historic dialogue. Experience life in the Washington Territory during the fur trade era. A Hudson’s Bay Company outpost built in 1833, Fort Nisqually was the first European settlement on Puget Sound.

Travel across the “new” Narrows Bridge and have lunch in Gig Harbor! Opened in July, 2007, the new Narrows Bridge bridge is more than a mile long and connects Tacoma with the Kitsap peninsula. There is a $5.25 toll for eastbound traffic.